diff --git a/lua/hl_themes/monokai.lua b/lua/hl_themes/monokai.lua
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+local colors = {
+   white = "#f8f8f2",
+   darker_black = "#21221c",
+   black = "#272822", --  nvim bg
+   black2 = "#2d2e28",
+   one_bg = "#31322c", -- real bg of onedark
+   one_bg2 = "#3a3b35",
+   one_bg3 = "#42433d",
+   grey = "#4f504a",
+   grey_fg = "#595a54",
+   grey_fg2 = "#63645e",
+   light_grey = "#6b6c66",
+   red = "#f92672",
+   baby_pink = "#ff3581",
+   pink = "#fd5ffe",
+   line = "#363731", -- for lines like vertsplit
+   green = "#a6e22e",
+   vibrant_green = "#bffb47",
+   nord_blue = "#59cce2",
+   blue = "#66d9ef",
+   yellow = "#e6db74",
+   sun = "#eee37c",
+   purple = "#ae81ff",
+   dark_purple = "#9f72f0",
+   teal = "#4dc0d6",
+   orange = "#fd971f",
+   cyan = "#a1efe4",
+   statusline_bg = "#2b2c26",
+   lightbg = "#383933",
+   lightbg2 = "#32332d",
+   pmenu_bg = "#A3BE8C",
+   folder_bg = "#61afef",
+}
+
+return colors
diff --git a/lua/themes/monokai-base16.lua b/lua/themes/monokai-base16.lua
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+return {
+    base00 = "272822",
+    base01 = "383830",
+    base02 = "49483e",
+    base03 = "75715e",
+    base04 = "a59f85",
+    base05 = "f8f8f2",
+    base06 = "f5f4f1",
+    base07 = "f9f8f5",
+    base08 = "f92672",
+    base09 = "fd971f",
+    base0A = "f4bf75",
+    base0B = "a6e22e",
+    base0C = "a1efe4",
+    base0D = "66d9ef",
+    base0E = "ae81ff",
+    base0F = "cc6633"
+}